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Adshares

May 16, 2026

$628K
Lost
$628K
Recovered
$0
Net loss
$628K
Unrecovered0% recovered

On May 16-17, 2026, the Adshares cross-chain bridge was exploited when the bridge-minter EOA signed three wrapTo() calls with non-existent native-chain transaction IDs. 5 ETH + 305K USDC) on Ethereum.

How the exploit worked

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Insufficient Validation.

Lost: ~$628K

Source: DeFiHackLabs (SunWeb3Sec)

Target
Bridge
Classification
Bridge & Cross-Chain
Technique
Forged Proof
Attribution
Unknown
Chains
Ethereum

Event timeline

  1. May 16, 2026
    Exploit executed — $628K drained via forged proof
  2. Attributed to Unknown
  3. Recovery status Unrecovered 0%

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